+ Follow FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT Tag
FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT
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[Title] => 36,000 Pinoy war veterans apply for cash benefit
[Summary] => Almost 36,000 Filipino World War II veterans have applied for the one-time cash benefit from the United States government, the Department of National Defense said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2010-02-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => 65th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary: Filipino war veterans honored in Pangasinan commemoration
[Summary] => While the passage of the Filipino Veterans Equity Act provides a one-time restitution payment for those who served under US Command, Filipino veterans ironically have not really attained full recognition as equals of their American counterparts.
[DatePublished] => 2010-01-10 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1096897
[AuthorName] => Eva Visperas
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[ArticleID] => 413036
[Title] => Smooth sailing seen for Pinoy war vets bill after Democrat victory
[Summary] => The victory of several Democratic candidates for senator and congressman augurs well for the proposed Filipino Veterans ...
[DatePublished] => 2008-11-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097047
[AuthorName] => Jess Diaz
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[Title] => Bitter late, almost never
[Summary] => The US-Japan war during World War II ended in Allies victory in 1944 after Gen. Douglas MacArthur made good his historic ...
[DatePublished] => 2008-10-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1471332
[AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr.
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[Title] => Bitter late, almost never
[Summary] => The US-Japan war during World War II ended in Allies victory in 1944 after Gen. Douglas MacArthur made good his historic ...
[DatePublished] => 2008-10-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr.
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[Title] => Paghihintay ng war veterans malapit nang matapos
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[DatePublished] => 2008-06-17 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134291
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[AuthorID] => 1247482
[AuthorName] => Danny Macabuhay
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[Title] => It''s much more than "bleak and shameful"
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Thus spoke US Senator Daniel Inouye, Democrat from Hawaii and a Congressional Medal of Honor awardee for bravery after losing one arm in World War II in the Italian warfront, describing the ill-treatment and injustice to Filipino veterans by the US Congress, no less.
A Nisei himself - with Japanese descent - but an American citizen when the outbreak of WW II had erupted he had suffered injustice and discrimination by the US government, but somehow, through grit and guts, overcame the racial prejudice and bigotry against the Niseis then.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-24 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1471332
[AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr.
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[ArticleID] => 343235
[Title] => Veterans meet The Terminator
[Summary] => SACRAMENTO, CA – They were like teenagers, most of the 70 Filipino American WWII veterans, as they greeted California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the meeting hall of the Sacramento Capitol. "Ang gwapo pala," gushed a veteran who was wearing a black jacket with a Stars and Stripes badge at one shoulder, as he appraised the movie star-turned politician. "Mr.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-22 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134209
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[AuthorID] => 1804859
[AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas
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[Title] => War vets in RP ignored by US bill
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – About 34,000 Filipino soldiers who fought for Uncle Sam in World War II but chose to remain home have been left out in the cold under a new health care bill filed in the US Congress. The 11,000 or so who emigrated to the US are the lucky ones.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1415410
[AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
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February 17, 2010 - 12:00am
